Collimator Change Cart
First Claim
1. A collimator change cart for operation with a nuclear camera of a nuclear medicine gantry and a patient handling system, the collimator change cart comprising:
- a cart assembly; and
a collimator drawer assembly supported on the cart assembly, the collimator drawer assembly includes;
a housing;
a plurality of collimator drawers slidably supported in housing, wherein each drawer is supported on a rail provided on opposed sides of said drawer; and
a damper operatively connected to each drawer, wherein the damper slows extension and retraction of drawers into and out of the housing.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to collimator storage devices, exchange devices and carts. According to an aspect of the present disclosure, a collimator change cart for operation with a nuclear camera of a nuclear medicine gantry and a patient handling system is provided and includes a cart assembly; and a collimator drawer assembly supported on the cart assembly. The collimator drawer assembly includes a housing; a plurality of collimator drawers slidably supported in housing, wherein each drawer is supported on a rail provided on opposed sides of said drawer; a damper operatively connected to each drawer; and a drawer locking mechanism movable from a first position in which all the drawers are prevented from sliding out of the housing and a second position in which all of the drawers are free to slide out of the housing. The collimator drawer assembly further includes an anti-tip over feature.
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1. A collimator change cart for operation with a nuclear camera of a nuclear medicine gantry and a patient handling system, the collimator change cart comprising:
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a cart assembly; and
a collimator drawer assembly supported on the cart assembly, the collimator drawer assembly includes;
a housing;
a plurality of collimator drawers slidably supported in housing, wherein each drawer is supported on a rail provided on opposed sides of said drawer; and
a damper operatively connected to each drawer, wherein the damper slows extension and retraction of drawers into and out of the housing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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19. A collimator change cart for operation with a nuclear camera of a nuclear medicine gantry and a patient handling system, the collimator change cart comprising:
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a cart assembly; and
a collimator drawer assembly supported on the cart assembly, the collimator drawer assembly includes;
a housing;
a plurality of collimator drawers slidably supported in housing, wherein each drawer is supported on a rail provided on opposed sides of said drawer;
a damper operatively connected to each drawer, wherein the damper slows extension and retraction of drawers into and out of the housing; and
a drawer locking mechanism movable from a first position in which all the drawers are prevented from sliding out of the housing and a second position in which all of the drawers are free to slide out of the housing; and
an anti-tip over feature supported on the patient handling system and configured to engage the cart assembly when the collimator change cart is in an operative position relative to the nuclear medicine gantry and the patient handling system. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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